Is Persian Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
AbilityTechnician boosting low-power moves is Persian's best angle in Diamond and Pearl. Fast Normal-type that can chip through fights. Doesn't threaten any Gym Leader or E4 member directly, but the Technician utility is real if nothing better is available.
Roark's typing presses Meowth's defenses.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Persian resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Meowth
Catch Meowth in Trophy Garden (walking, Lv 16-18, rare). Post-National Dex.
Recommended Moves
- From Start
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 33NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- After Volkner
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Meowth to Persian
Meowth evolves into Persian at Level 28. Your Meowth should hit Level 28 before you reach Crasher Wake, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- From Start
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 37NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Persian in Diamond & Pearl
Level a Trophy Garden Meowth to 28 and you get Persian, which has no wild spot of its own. That Meowth only surfaces once the National Dex rotation opens up.
Wild Persian may be holding when caught:
Quick Claw (5% chance) Held: Holder has a 3/16 (18.75%) chance to move first.Catch Meowth at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Persian.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Meowth
- 2Evolve Persianat Lv.28
Badge 3How to Obtain Persian in DP
- Step 2Persian ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Meowth egg.
How to Get Shiny Persian in Diamond & Pearl
Persian evolves from Meowth, so chain that shiny in the Trophy Garden and raise it up. Compare Shiny Persian odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Persian Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Persian.
Persian Weakness
Fighting moves hit Persian for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. At base 115 Speed, Persian outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Persian Weak Against
Good
Persian Evolutions
Persian is what Meowth becomes. Breed it for Meowth eggs (average hatch time). A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. The evolution from Meowth pushed Persian to 440 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +25. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Persian to get Meowth eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Assist, Charm and 7 more.
DP Persian Best Moveset
115 Speed outpaces almost the entire competitive field, and AbilityTechnician boosts weaker moves like MoveFake Out into genuine threats. The moveset runs fast Normal hits and utility, but 70 Attack and 65 Sp. Atk cap the damage ceiling hard.
Best Build
Persian best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- U Turn
- Bite
- Fake Out
- Aerial Ace
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Persian's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Giga Impact and Hyper Beam gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
41 of 42 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
A very haughty Pokémon. Among fans, the size of the jewel in its forehead is a topic of much talk.
Persian Diamond & Pearl Guide
For Diamond & Pearl, it depends on your team. Persian rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Normal coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
Persian has an Alolan form that swaps the typing and reshuffles the stats. Introduced in Gen 7. Worth checking if the original version doesn't fit your team.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Persian as a pivot. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Jolly on Persian. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the pivot role.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Persian appears in 21 games spanning 9 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained an Alolan form in Generation 7.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMAlolan
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
Explore
Where to go next after Persian.
Keep playing · Diamond & PearlDiamond & Pearl Tier ListThe best Pokemon ranked tier by tierSee Diamond & Pearl Tier List